Mirchi Indo Pak Cuisine

"My wife and I took my father in law here recently on the recommendation of a colleague. The food was lovely and very generous (we only needed a platter for 2 between the three of us). There was a bit of a wait for food due to a technical issue in the kitchen, but without us even having to say anything the staff were quick to make it up to us."

"My experience was not great. Not great at all. Terrible, in fact. When we walked in we were greeted by a guy on his phone to the side who didn't even look up and another who came straight away and asked "a table for how many", yet we made a reservation (which now didn't even seem necessary as we shouldn't have even bothered to go there) and then we said he had a reservation and he realised that we had, due to a scrap piece of paper on the table. The interior was so fake, it clearly wasn't a "fine dining" place, even though the prices suggested otherwise. If you see the menu, you'll see for yourself that the prices are WAY too extortionate for what they are. There was grease and old bits of food on the menus that were so off-putting. It was abhorrent, clearly we made the wrong decision. We were given a plate of popodoms and sauces (mango, chilli, mint , and onion pickle) which were thrown into the table, as if we were interrupting something important. Furthermore, when asking for simple tap water, we were delighted to be told there wasn't any. Any restaurant should have this for their customers. Furthermore, we expected, to say the least, new plates after the popodoms but alas, it was not the case. Upon receiving food, the curry was cold, salty and tiny for how much we paid, £14 for it! We had a look at the menu because we thought the platter for 2 was more than the mix grill yet the only difference was apparently the chips and £5! How can you pay £5 extra for a plate of oily, overcooked chips where most of them were too hard to eat. There was no butter on the naan and if we asked about it, the rude waiter may have said it was £5 extra for it! The biryani wasn't authentic, it tasted like a curry mixed into plain rice and that wasn't good at all. To top that, it was really greasy. Finally, we asked to take some food away and the response was, we were given two containers with a "Here you go" and he walked off. That was so rude, it seemed like they were more interested in their phones than our custom. I would never go there again, not even as a last resort. We decided to try something new and this is the case. I advise you, do not even think of going here. It isn't the sort of place that one should expect anything to be nice."

"Great meal, authentic dishes, hospitable owner, highly recommended."

"Very nice warm welcome as soon as I stepped foot inside the modern, clean, restaurant. There was lots of space as I looked around, separate spaces for couples family’s parties etc. I was asked at one point how my meal was, I ordered the biryani and t.dhall. The food was amazingly delicious. Nice and light but could taste all the aromatic spices. The lamb used was of quality to say the least. Really enjoyed all the food as did my daughter. Will definitely go back with extended family next time."

"Great place on City Road to try traditional Pakistani cuisine. Been coming here a number of years now, always opting for either the mixed platter or lamb karahi. Service can be slow on times, as this place gets super busy! A glass of mango lassi goes down well with every meal - keep in mind this is a dry restaurant."